Tenlong had managed to carry back his mighty haul of wood and meat to the house of Mary and Jimmy in less than one hour. He was not in a hurry since he knew that Mary would be gone on business

to the nearby village.

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Mary went almost daily to the nearby village and every time she would go to town with work had done while returning back home with more orders from the villagers. Mary made her living as a sempstress and was very good at it. She had sized up Tenlong from just looking at him since it was a little big so that he could grow into the clothes. On the other hand, the clothes were not too big that they were unwearable. She had sewed several hims in the clothing so that the clothes would not be so monstrously big on Tenlong.

Tenlong knew that he could not leave the carcasses out in the open untended since predators would come to attack Mary and Jimmy and/or steal the food.

Tenlong thought out loud,”I heard that you suppose to hang meat from the highest possible spot if it is to be placed out in the open. I do not know where Mary keeps all her meat but I see a large tree near the front of the house. I can try to to throw the meat up there!”

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Tenlong also found some rope by the side of the house and tied the dead moose and bear to the very top of the tree. Tenlong found the wood pile that his hostess had keep the wood and he was appalled by what he saw. There was less than tens pieces of wood left in the pile.

Tenlong smiled with a huge grin at the sight.

In less than ten minutes, the wood pile was over ten foot tall and about twenty foot wide.

Tenlong was getting bored so he decide to go for some more food and wood.

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Mary and little Jimmy coming back to a surprise.

Apparently Tenlong brought back so much wood that he had build a large barn out of the surplus wood. The logs of several trees were used to make the walls and flat boards were used for the

roof. The barn’s roof was pointed at the center. The doors were made out of flat boards that had had been roughly cut.

The mother hears a noise coming from the barn and the two walk through the door and straightaway saw a large balcony covered in various dead animals.

Mary saw six bears, twelve wolves, seven moose, and a bald eagle to just name a few.

Jimmy yells,”There are six bears up there too, Mommy!”

Mary sees the joy in her son's eyes and gives him a hug.

Jimmy yells,” Mr Tenlong is sleeping under the balcony! He must be tired after all his hard work!”

Mary looks at Tenlong with confusion.

Mary wonders,”How could a four year old could have done this, being a Giganto or not? This boy is something special!”

Tenlong was sound asleep when he felt two small hands touching his left arm. He stirred right awake but he was still groggy from his deep sleep. Tenlong was tired after his hard day's work. His eyes finally focused and he saw

Jimmy hugging his left side. The boy was crying and laughing at the same time.

Tenlong was troubled at what he saw. He felt sad for the young boy but was puzzled to why he was laughing. He did not know to how to respond to Jimmy but he would try to help all the same.

Tenlong speaks,”What is wrong Jimmy? What is the matter? Do you need something?”

The boy was genuinely happy and he was crying out of joy. But Tenlong did not know that.

He spoke,”What is going on? Did you make you mad because I built a barn without permission?”

Jimmy was speaking unintelligibly and his words was all jumbled together.

Tenlong looks up and sees Mary crying as well.

The giant was speechless and did not know what to say or do. He wonders if he made the two

angry.

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Mary struggles to speak, but after a few minutes she manages to speak.

The young mother speaks,” I expect you to bring nothing back, but maybe a rabbit, and a few pieces of wood. I was thinking that you may not be able to bring anything. That would be reasonable

for your age. You have done above our wildest dreams in mere hours!”

Tenlong smiled,”You have fed and clothed me as I was a member of your family! I had to try to repay you two for what you have done for me! I did not know where I was going to sleep or what I was going to eat! I wondering in the wilderness for who knows how long!”

Mary cries,”You have done what we could not do for ourselves! You did not need to do that since we are to help those in need. You owe us nothing! We was just doing what we felt was right to do! You were in need and we gave you what you needed.”

Tenlong begins to cry as well.

He holds the small Jimmy in a firm embrace but careful to not hurt the lad.

Tenlong spoke,”Momma said that they are people that help others that do not even know. She called them good Samaritans! I could not save my Momma from that bad man! I wished I had this body then I could have help her! I was just helpless to do anything for her! I wanted to save her so bad!”

Mary runs over to Tenlong and holds the lad. He is crying so hard that he begins to yell out of sorrow that was deafening to Jimmy and his mother. Tears are running down the chest of Tenlong and unto his lap.

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Times flies by as the group consisting of Jimmy, Mary and Tenlong comfort each other. Mary pulls out a hanky and dries off the faces of the two boys. Then Mary dried off her face next and

a few minutes later they had managed to composed themselves.

Mary laughs,” We are going to have our work cut out for ourselves. We got to gut all those animals. But first we are going to have bear tonight!”

Jimmy jumps up and down out of joy. He was excited to finally eat some bear. It was his favorite meat and he had not had it very often since his father's death. The hunters in town would share some bear meat with the boy and his mother. Yet, it was not as often as they had when Jimmy SR was alive. The lack of bear meat only dug even deeper the knife that his father was gone. What made it worse was the fact that his father had been murdered by bandits. It was still a sore spot for both the boy and his mother.